Maintenance and Political Economy: Fixing Submarine Cables to Reinvent Transatlantic Capitalism

The following text was written by Jacob Ward, Assistant Professor in the History of Information, […]

By Guest Author,

7 December 2022

News

Forum Z: Reparieren gestern und heute

Auf diesem Forum Z erkunden wir Reparaturpraktiken gestern und heute. Von 10 bis 15 Uhr […]

By Stefan Krebs, Thomas Hoppenheit, Rebecca Mossop,

24 November 2022

News

Conference Program: Repairing Technology – Fixing Society?

International conference “Repairing Technology – Fixing Society?”, 13-14 October 2022 Organised by Thomas Hoppenheit, Stefan […]

By Rebecca Mossop,

6 September 2022

News

Publication: REPAIR Fanzine No. 2

We are very happy to announce the publication of our REPAIR fanzine no. 2! You […]

By Rebecca Mossop,

26 August 2022

News

Call for Papers Repairing Technology – Fixing Society? International conference at the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) 13-14 October 2022

Failures and breakdowns constitute an important element in the fundamental relationship between users and technology, […]

By Stefan Krebs, Rebecca Mossop, Thomas Hoppenheit,

13 June 2022

News

Between Old and New: Modernising, Maintaining and Repairing Pneumatic Tube Systems

This is a guest article by Laura Meneghello, based on her presentation in our Histories […]

By Guest Author,

4 May 2022

News

Ghosts of iron and steel: Learning about loss in stories of industrial infrastructure
un-maintenance

This is a guest article by Amanda McMillan Lequieu, based on her presentation in our […]

By Guest Author,

1 April 2022

News

Spaces of Design & Repair in Twentieth Century Argentine Factories

This is a guest article by Yovanna Pineda, based on her presentation in our Histories […]

By Guest Author,

15 March 2022

Fixing the telephone

REPAIR Fanzine No. 2

After presenting part of our project “Repairing Technology – Fixing Society?” in our REPAIR fanzine […]

By Rebecca Mossop,

1 March 2022

Repair opportunities

Publication: REPAIR Fanzine No. 1

We are very happy to announce the publication of our REPAIR fanzine no. 1! You […]

By Thomas Hoppenheit, Guest Author,

28 February 2022

News

Repairing Innovation

This is a guest article by Sangwoon Yoo, based on his presentation in our Histories […]

By Guest Author,

14 February 2022

News

USI Workshop: Communication Maintenance in Longue Durée (24-25 Feb. 2022)

Workshop organised by Gabriele Balbi and Roberto Leggero (USI) Communication and media studies have just […]

By Stefan Krebs,

3 February 2022

News

Publication: “Questioning the Decline of Repair”

We (Thomas and Stefan) have published a paper “Questioning the Decline of Repair in the […]

By Stefan Krebs, Thomas Hoppenheit,

17 January 2022

News

Replacement and the History of Submarines

This is a guest article by Nils Theinert, based on his presentation with the Driburger […]

By Guest Author,

6 December 2021

News

Between Replacement and Addition: Maternal-fetal Surgery for Spina Bifida

This is a guest article by Sandra Gratwohl, based on her presentation with the Driburger […]

By Guest Author,

1 December 2021

News

Workshop Report: Histories of Maintenance and Repair (Day 1)

Following recent calls for a “history of technology-in-use” (D. Edgerton), “broken-world thinking” (S. Jackson) and […]

By Rebecca Mossop, Thomas Hoppenheit,

15 November 2021

News

Workshop Report: Histories of Maintenance and Repair (Day 2)

On the second day, five papers were presented in three panels. In the first panel […]

By Rebecca Mossop, Thomas Hoppenheit,

15 November 2021

News

Interview with Stefan Krebs on Delano

Jeff Palms from Delano, an English speaking news website and magazine in Luxembourg, has interviewed […]

By Stefan Krebs,

2 November 2021

News

Publication: “The Persistence of Technology: Histories of Repair, Reuse and Disposal”

“The Persistence of Technology: Histories of Repair, Reuse and Disposal”, co-edited by Stefan Krebs and […]

By Stefan Krebs,

14 September 2021

News

Join Us: Workshop “Histories of Maintenance and Repair” (2. – 3.9.2021)

Over the past fifteen years, maintenance and repair practices have gained increasing academic attention, but […]

By Stefan Krebs, Rebecca Mossop, Thomas Hoppenheit,

30 July 2021

News

Extended Deadline! CfP: «Communication Maintenance in Longue Durée»

Gabriele Balbi and Roberto Leggero are calling for abstracts for the workshop “Communication Maintenance in […]

By Guest Author,

14 July 2021

Repair & Environment

The Emergence of the Environmental Movement in Luxembourg and its Impact on Repair Practices

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Luxembourg repair café scene organised regular events in several towns […]

By Stefan Krebs,

30 September 2020

Repair opportunities

The Development of Urban Repair Networks: Luxembourg City and Esch-sur-Alzette

This sub-project traces change and continuity in urban repair opportunities in Luxembourg. From a comparative […]

By Thomas Hoppenheit,

29 September 2020

News

Repairing Radios: A Hands-on Approach to the History of Technology

Earlier this year the REPAIR team invited fellow historians and friends to their first hands-on […]

By Stefan Krebs, Rebecca Mossop, Thomas Hoppenheit,

18 May 2020

News

Call for Papers: Workshop «Histories of Maintenance and Repair»

We are calling for abstracts for our workshop on “Histories of Maintenance and Repair”, which […]

By Stefan Krebs, Rebecca Mossop, Thomas Hoppenheit,

28 January 2020

Fixing the telephone

Repairing and Maintaining a Large Technological System in Luxemburg

One of the three REPAIR sub-projects examines the repair and maintenance of the Luxembourg telephone […]

By Rebecca Mossop,

15 November 2019

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Maintenance and Political Economy: Fixing Submarine Cables to Reinvent Transatlantic Capitalism

Forum Z: Reparieren gestern und heute

Conference Program: Repairing Technology – Fixing Society?

Publication: REPAIR Fanzine No. 2

Call for Papers Repairing Technology – Fixing Society? International conference at the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) 13-14 October 2022

Between Old and New: Modernising, Maintaining and Repairing Pneumatic Tube Systems

Ghosts of iron and steel: Learning about loss in stories of industrial infrastructure
un-maintenance

Spaces of Design & Repair in Twentieth Century Argentine Factories

REPAIR Fanzine No. 2

Publication: REPAIR Fanzine No. 1

Repairing Innovation

USI Workshop: Communication Maintenance in Longue Durée (24-25 Feb. 2022)

Publication: “Questioning the Decline of Repair”

Replacement and the History of Submarines

Between Replacement and Addition: Maternal-fetal Surgery for Spina Bifida

Workshop Report: Histories of Maintenance and Repair (Day 1)

Workshop Report: Histories of Maintenance and Repair (Day 2)

Interview with Stefan Krebs on Delano

Publication: “The Persistence of Technology: Histories of Repair, Reuse and Disposal”

Join Us: Workshop “Histories of Maintenance and Repair” (2. – 3.9.2021)

Extended Deadline! CfP: «Communication Maintenance in Longue Durée»

The Emergence of the Environmental Movement in Luxembourg and its Impact on Repair Practices

The Development of Urban Repair Networks: Luxembourg City and Esch-sur-Alzette

Repairing Radios: A Hands-on Approach to the History of Technology

Call for Papers: Workshop «Histories of Maintenance and Repair»

Repairing and Maintaining a Large Technological System in Luxemburg

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Maintenance and Political Economy: Fixing Submarine Cables to Reinvent Transatlantic Capitalism

REPAIR Fanzine No. 2

Publication: REPAIR Fanzine No. 1

The Emergence of the Environmental Movement in Luxembourg and its Impact on Repair Practices

Maintenance and Political Economy: Fixing Submarine Cables to Reinvent Transatlantic Capitalism

Forum Z: Reparieren gestern und heute

Conference Program: Repairing Technology – Fixing Society?

Publication: REPAIR Fanzine No. 2

Call for Papers Repairing Technology – Fixing Society? International conference at the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) 13-14 October 2022

Between Old and New: Modernising, Maintaining and Repairing Pneumatic Tube Systems

Ghosts of iron and steel: Learning about loss in stories of industrial infrastructure un-maintenance

Spaces of Design & Repair in Twentieth Century Argentine Factories

REPAIR Fanzine No. 2

Publication: REPAIR Fanzine No. 1

Repairing Innovation

USI Workshop: Communication Maintenance in Longue Durée (24-25 Feb. 2022)

Publication: “Questioning the Decline of Repair”

Replacement and the History of Submarines

Between Replacement and Addition: Maternal-fetal Surgery for Spina Bifida

Workshop Report: Histories of Maintenance and Repair (Day 1)

Workshop Report: Histories of Maintenance and Repair (Day 2)

Interview with Stefan Krebs on Delano

Publication: “The Persistence of Technology: Histories of Repair, Reuse and Disposal”

Join Us: Workshop “Histories of Maintenance and Repair” (2. – 3.9.2021)

Extended Deadline! CfP: «Communication Maintenance in Longue Durée»

The Emergence of the Environmental Movement in Luxembourg and its Impact on Repair Practices

The Development of Urban Repair Networks: Luxembourg City and Esch-sur-Alzette

Repairing Radios: A Hands-on Approach to the History of Technology

Call for Papers: Workshop «Histories of Maintenance and Repair»

Repairing and Maintaining a Large Technological System in Luxemburg

Ghosts of iron and steel: Learning about loss in stories of industrial infrastructure
un-maintenance